Hawkeyes Look to Contain Iowa State QB Jantz

September 7th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State quarterback Steele Jantz played about as well as anyone ever has in the century-old rivalry between the Cyclones and Iowa last September. Jantz didn’t come close to replicating his four-touchdown performance in a 44-41, triple-overtime win over the Hawkeyes in 2011 — until last weekend. He thrived in his second chance as Iowa State’s starter, throwing for a career-high 281 yards and scoring three TDs as the Cyclones beat Tulsa 38-23 in its opener. The Hawkeyes (1-0) get another shot at stopping Jantz when they host Iowa State (1-0) in their home opener on Saturday. You can hear the game on KJAN with the pre-game beginning at 12:30 and kick-off at 2:30.

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Friday HS Football Schedule

Sports

September 7th, 2012 by Jim Field

Class 3-A District 1

*Creston @ Atlantic
*ADM @ Glenwood
*Perry @ Harlan
Lewis Central @ Indianola

Class 3-A District 2

*Carroll @ Denison

Class 2-A District 8

Clarinda @ Mount Ayr
*Clarinda Academy @ Kuemper Catholic
*Greene County @ Shenandoah
*OA-BCIG @ Red Oak

Class 1-A District 8

*Nodaway Valley @ Missouri Valley
*Panorama @ St. Albert
*Treynor @ West Central Valley
Tri-Center @ IKM/Manning

Class A District 7

*Madrid @ Audubon (on KJAN/KJAN.com 6:30 pm)
*Bedford @ Woodward Academy
*Earlham @ Martensdale-St. Marys
*Woodward-Granger @ Guthrie Center

Class A District 8

*Westwood @ A-H-S-T
*Riverside @ East Mills
*Griswold @ Underwood
*Logan-Magnolia @ West Monona

8-Man District 6

*Adair-Casey @ Lamoni
*Colo-Nesco @ Ankeny Christian
East Union @ Twin Cedars
*Grandview Park Baptist @ Murray

8-Man District 7

*Exira/EHK @ West Harrison
*Charter Oak-Ute @ Ar-We-Va
*Coon Rapids-Bayard @ Boyer Valley
*Glidden-Ralston @ Woodbine
Heartland Christian @ Essex

8-Man District 8

*Fremont-Mills @ CAM
*Corning @ Stanton
*Lenox @ Sidney
*Villisca @ Nishnabotna

* District Game

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Weekly IGHSAU Volleyball Rankings

Sports

September 6th, 2012 by Jim Field

2012 THIRD Iowa High School Volleyball Rankings

Thursday, September 6

Class 1-A

	School	Record	LW
1	Grundy Center	4-0	1
2	Holy Trinity Catholic	8-0	3
3	Janesville	5-3	5
4	Tripoli	4-1	4
5	East Union	6-1	8
6	Central Lyon	8-3	11
7	LeMars Gehlen Catholic	5-3	2
8	Lisbon	10-3	9
9	Bellevue Marquette Catholic	10-2	6
10	Stanton	5-1	7
11	New London	4-2	12
12	Bedford	7-3	13
13	Laurens-Marathon	4-0	15
14	Preston	10-3	14
15	Midland	5-3	NR

Dropped Out: Twin Cedars (10)

Class 2-A

	School	Record	LW
1	Dike-New Hartford	8-0	1
2	Western Christian	4-2	2
3	West Branch	8-1	6
4	Council Bluffs St. Albert	7-2	7
5	Ridge View	6-1	4
6	Treynor	8-2	5
7	Denver	11-0	NR
8	Woodward-Granger	7-1	8
9	Kuemper Catholic	5-2	9
10	Hinton	8-0	10
11	Durant	1-1	11
12	Lake Mills	8-0	12
13	Sumner-Fredericksburg	4-2	3
14	IKM-Manning	2-3	14
15	Edgewood-Colesburg	3-1	15

Dropped Out: Starmont (13)

Class 3-A

	School	Record	LW
1	Mediapolis	8-0	1
2	Davenport Assumption	7-1	5
3	Nevada	7-2	6
4	Mount Vernon	8-0	7
5	Unity Christian	9-0	9
6	West Liberty	8-2	2
7	Cascade	5-0	10
8	MOC-Floyd Valley	7-2	8
9	Sioux Center	8-2	3
10	Union	8-2	4
11	East Sac County	11-2	11
12	ADM	12-2	13
13	Red Oak	2-0	14
14	Estherville-Lincoln Central	1-1	15
15	Clarinda	4-3	12

Dropped Out: None

Class 4-A

	School	Record	LW
1	Sioux City Bishop Heelan	4-2	1
2	Charles City	8-0	5
3	North Scott	8-1	6
4	Harlan	9-3	2
5	Waverly-Shell Rock	9-2	4
6	Dubuque Wahlert Catholic	2-1	7
7	Cedar Rapids Xavier	7-1	10
8	Solon	8-1	3
9	Fairfield	4-0	9
10	Maquoketa	7-3	12
11	West Delaware	8-2	8
12	LeMars	3-0	13
13	Lewis Central	4-2	NR
14	Marion	4-2	14
15	Newton	7-4	NR

Dropped Out: Central DeWitt (11), Winterset (15)

Class 5-A

	School	Record	LW
1	Iowa City High	5-0	1
2	Dubuque Hempstead	8-0	3
3	Ankeny	7-1	2
4	Dowling Catholic	11-1	4
5	Urbandale	10-1	7
6	Pleasant Valley	5-1	8
7	Muscatine	7-1	NR
8	Ames	7-2	5
9	Cedar Falls	5-3	6
10	Cedar Rapids Washington	5-2	NR

Dropped Out: Cedar Rapids Kennedy (9), Johnston (10)

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Chiefs turn to D-III player to replace Hali

Sports

September 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ replacement for one of the NFL’s most feared pass rushers this Sunday will be an unheralded veteran linebacker out of tiny Wheaton College. It won’t be the first time Andy Studebaker has started a game, but it’ll surely be like none other: It’s the season-opener against the Atlanta Falcons, and Studebaker will be taking the place of Tamba Hali, who is suspended for Week 1 for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy. Studebaker knows that he can’t be Hali, whose 12 sacks last season ranked second in the AFC. Studebaker isn’t known for getting after the quarterback anyway. Instead, he’s known for grit and determination that not only allowed him to make an NFL roster out of college, but hang around this long.

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Neb. officer hurt when he stuns self in training

News

September 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

RALSTON, Neb. (AP) — A police officer from a suburban Omaha department hurt himself with a stun gun during a training exercise in Council Bluffs. Council Bluffs Police Sgt. Greg Schultz told the Omaha World-Herald that the Ralston officer was hurt Tuesday during a training exercise. The officer’s name was not released. Schultz says the Ralston officer accidentally shot himself in the hand with a stun gun at the Southwest Iowa Law Enforcement Training Facility in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Schultz says the officer fired his stun gun once and was trying to reload another cartridge into it when the stun gun discharged. One of the weapon’s probes struck the officer’s left hand near where his little finger joins his hand. The officer lost feeling in his finger and was taken to an area hospital.

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Iowa opens email account for tips on missing girls

News

September 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has set up an email account for tips about two young cousins who disappeared eight weeks ago in Evansdale. Charis Paulson is the assistant director of the Iowa Department of Criminal Investigation. She told The Des Moines Register that it’s the first time authorities have set up an account for use in a case like this. She says authorities are doing everything they can to make sure the word is out and to make sure people have an easy way to contact law enforcement. Ten-year-old Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Cook, who has since turned 9, disappeared on July 13. Investigators have found few clues that may lead to the whereabouts. The email address is ourmissingiowagirls(at)dps.state.ia.us

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Cherokee man arrested on attempted murder charge

News

September 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

(update 9/7/12: Corrects charges – most are felonies)

The Atlantic Police Department reports a northwest Iowa man has been arrested on an Attempt to Commit Murder charge, a Class B felony. 38-year old Timothy Russell was also charged with Willful Injury causing serious injury (a Class C felony), Public Intoxication (Simple Misdemeanor), Going Armed with Intent (Class D felony), and Willful Injury causing bodily injury (Class D felony). Russell was being held in Cherokee County Jail in Cherokee, on $100,000 bond, awaiting transport back to Cass County. His preliminary hearing was set for 9-a.m. Sept. 13th, in Cass County District Court.

Atlantic Police Lt. Dave Erickson told KJAN News the charges against Russell stemmed from an altercation that took place at around 1:50-a.m. Monday morning in the 1200 block of Elm Street, where a man was attacked with a shop tool. The unidentified victim was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital before being transported to a hospital in Omaha for surgery.

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(update 2:13-p.m.) Fremont, NE man injured during tractor-trailer crash in Cass County

News

September 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

A truck driver from Fremont, NE was injured this (Thursday) morning, when the tractor-trailer he was driving crashed on Interstate 80 in Cass County.

FCC Transport semi in the north ditch off I-80 westbound (Ric Hanson photo)

The Iowa State Patrol says 55-year old Robert G. Nolan was transported to the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic following the crash, which happened at around 10:30-a.m. on I-80, about one-mile east of the Elk Horn, or Highway 173 exit. The eastbound semi crossed the median and the westbound lanes of traffic and entered the north ditch, where it collided with a tree. Following the impact, the trailer became separated from the tractor and fell onto its side, while tractor came to rest in the north ditch on its right side.

The accident remains under investigation, but State Trooper told KJAN News Nolan may have suffered from a medical problem, such as a diabetic reaction.

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Atlantic man & Anita woman arrested on drug charges in Audubon County

News

September 6th, 2012 by Ric Hanson

An Atlantic man was arrested this week on a drug charge in Audubon County. Sheriff’s officials say 21-year old Kyler Colten Cook was charged with Possession of Marijuana following an investigation that resulted from a traffic stop on August 19th on Highway 71, south of Brayton. Cook appeared before the magistrate this (Thursday) morning, and was released.

And, 24-year old Christina Marie Stevens, of Anita, was arrested this week following an investigation that resulted from a traffic stop near Nighthawk Avenue, on September 1st. Stevens was charged with Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Stevens appeared before the magistrate this (Thursday) morning, and was subsequently released from custody.

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